Q: Is 3,559,920 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,559,920 a composite number?

A composite number is a number that can be divided evenly by more numbers than 1 and itself. It is the opposite of a prime number.

The number 3,559,920 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 12 13 14 15 16 20 21 24 26 28 30 35 39 40 42 48 52 56 60 65 70 78 80 84 91 104 105 112 120 130 140 156 163 168 182 195 208 210 240 260 273 280 312 326 336 364 390 420 455 489 520 546 560 624 652 728 780 815 840 910 978 1,040 1,092 1,141 1,304 1,365 1,456 1,560 1,630 1,680 1,820 1,956 2,119 2,184 2,282 2,445 2,608 2,730 3,120 3,260 3,423 3,640 3,912 4,238 4,368 4,564 4,890 5,460 5,705 6,357 6,520 6,846 7,280 7,824 8,476 9,128 9,780 10,595 10,920 11,410 12,714 13,040 13,692 14,833 16,952 17,115 18,256 19,560 21,190 21,840 22,820 25,428 27,384 29,666 31,785 33,904 34,230 39,120 42,380 44,499 45,640 50,856 54,768 59,332 63,570 68,460 74,165 84,760 88,998 91,280 101,712 118,664 127,140 136,920 148,330 169,520 177,996 222,495 237,328 254,280 273,840 296,660 355,992 444,990 508,560 593,320 711,984 889,980 1,186,640 1,779,960 and 3,559,920, with no remainder.

Since 3,559,920 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,559,920, it is a composite number.

More Examples

• All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).